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Redid inspiration list. It is now exhaustive
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[[File:Background Charlatan Icon.png|frameless|right]]
[[File:Background Charlatan Icon.png|frameless|right]]
{{quote|"You’re an expert in manipulation, prone to exaggeration and more than happy to profit from it. Bending the truth and turning allies against each other will lead to greater success down the road."}}
{{quote|"You’re an expert in manipulation, prone to exaggeration and more than happy to profit from it. Bending the truth and turning allies against each other will lead to greater success down the road."}}
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Performing certain actions that align with this background will reward [[Inspiration]]. These goals can be accomplished by any member of the active party, and Inspiration points are pooled, up to a maximum of 4.
Performing certain actions that align with this background will reward [[Inspiration]]. These goals can be accomplished by any member of the active party, and Inspiration points are pooled, up to a maximum of 4.


{{SpoilerWarning}}
=== Act One ===
[[Roadside Cliffs]]
* '''Cheese Your Way Through:''' Talk your way past the bandits and enter the [[Dank Crypt|chapel]].
* '''Flexible Diplomacy:''' Betray the tieflings after convincing them to free [[Lae'zel]].
[[Blighted Village]]
* '''Just Passing Through:''' Trick the Goblins in Moonhaven.
* '''Mirror Master:''' Trick the magic mirror in the [[Apothecary's Cellar|Thayan cellar]].
[[The Risen Road]]
* '''Silver Blades, Silver Tongue:''' Convince [[Kith'rak Voss]] to leave without violence.
* '''The Importance of Networking:''' Talk your way into the [[Zhentarim Hideout]].
[[Riverside Teahouse]]
* '''One of Us:''' Use [[Auntie Ethel|the hag's]] mask to peacefully bypass her thralls.
[[Goblin Camp]]
* '''Very Important Parasite:''' Deceive any of the guards in the goblin camp.
* '''Spiked:''' Poison the beer in the [[Goblin Camp|goblin camp]].
* '''Anything For A Profit:''' Steal the [[Crusher's Ring|toe ring]] from [[Crusher]] without getting caught.
* '''A Better Offer:''' Convince the pit spiders to attack the goblins.
* '''Devil's Advocate:''' Interrogate the dead mind flayer without drawing suspicion.
[[Underdark]]
* '''Warmonger''': Cause [[Glut]] to stage a coup - then pick a side.
[[Grymforge |Skiff to Grymforge]]
* '''A Friend to All:''' Gain access to Grymforge peacefully by lying to the raft patrol.
** ''Trick [[Greymon]] to avoid fighting the patrol.''
=== Act Two ===
[[Last Light Inn]]
* '''Not My First Time:''' Resist the truth serum when talking to Jaheira.
* '''Shuffling the Board:''' Rig the game of lanceboard.
* '''Tadpole Solidarity:''' Go along with [[Marcus]]' plan.
[[Reithwin Town]]
* '''Takes One to Know One:''' Expose the true form of the toll collector by removing all of her gold armour.
* '''Tricks of the Trade:''' Successfully pretend to drink from the steins of ale.
[[Moonrise Towers]]
* '''Pied Piper:''' Successfully influence the gnolls, either to break free or continue being subservient.
* '''Clear Conscience''': Successfully lie to Z'rell about the fate of the goblins.
* '''Know Thy Clientele:''' Instigate [[Z'rell]] into showing off her gifts from the Absolute.
* '''Not to Worry, I Have a Permit:''' Evade repercussions when speaking to the [[Moonrise Towers Prison|Moonrise prisoners]].
[[Gauntlet of Shar]]
* '''The Devil's in the Details:''' Expose a half-truth in the [[Yurgir|orthon]]'s contract with [[Raphael]].
=== Act Three ===
[[Rivington]]
* '''Cheating the Cheater:''' Find the source of [[Akabi|the genie's]] trick and take it.
* '''Never Trust an Honest Person:''' Lie to make your way into the [[Requisitioned Barn|big barn]].
* '''Not so Infallible After All:''' Evade being arrested by a [[Steel Watcher]].
* '''Seams of Lavender and Thyme:''' Deceive your way into the [[Circus of the Last Days|circus]].
[[Wyrm's Crossing]]
* '''Rock-Solid Alibi:''' Manage to convince the [[Find a way into Wyrm's Rock fortress|Flaming Fist]] to let you into Wyrm's Rock.
* '''Stuffed Bears in the Closet:''' Blackmail the [[Arfur Gregorio|merchant]].


[[Wyrm's Rock Fortress]]
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;"
* '''Nothing's Not For Sale:''' Convince the [[Flaming Fist]] quartermaster to trade with you.
!Location
!XP reward
!Name
!Description
|-
![[Overgrown Ruins]]
|20||Cheese Your Way Through||Talk your way past the bandits and enter the [[Chapel Entrance|chapel]].
|-
![[Ravaged Beach]]
|20||Flexible Diplomacy||Betray the tieflings after convincing them to free [[Lae'zel]].
|-
! rowspan="2" |[[Blighted Village]]
|25||Just Passing Through||Trick the goblins in Moonhaven.
|-
|25||Mirror Master||Trick the [[magic mirror]] in the Thayan cellar.
|-
! rowspan="3" |[[Goblin Camp]]
|25||Very Important Parasite||Deceive any of the guards in the goblin camp.
|-
|25||Spiked||Poison the [[Goblin Camp#Booze Tub|beer]] in the goblin camp.
|-
|25||Anything for a Profit||Steal the [[Crusher's Ring|toe ring]] from [[Crusher]] without getting caught.
|-
! rowspan="2" |[[Shattered Sanctum]]
|25||Devil's Advocate||Interrogate the [[Shattered Sanctum#Ragzlin's throne|dead mind flayer]] without drawing suspicion.
|-
|25||A Better Offer||Convince the [[Shattered Sanctum#Spider pit|pit spiders]] to attack the goblins.
|-
![[Risen Road]]
|30||Merciless||Manipulate the [[Flind]] into eating itself.
|-
![[Mountain Pass]]
|30||Silver Blades, Silver Tongue||Convince [[Kith'rak Voss]] to leave without violence.
|-
![[Waukeen's Rest]]
|30||The Importance of Networking||Talk your way into the [[Zhentarim Basement|Zhentarim hideout]].
|-
![[Riverside Teahouse]]
|30||One of Us||Use the [[Whispering Mask|hag's mask]] to peacefully bypass her thralls.
|-
![[Ebonlake Grotto]]
|30||Warmonger||Cause [[Glut]] to stage a coup - then pick a side.
|-
![[Grymforge|Gyrmforge]]
|50||A Friend to All||Gain access to Grymforge peacefully by lying to the [[Greymon|raft patrol]].
|-
! rowspan="4" |[[Last Light Inn]]
|50||Not My First Time||Resist the truth serum when talking to [[Jaheira]].
|-
|50||Shuffling the Board||Rig the game of lanceboard.
|-
|50||Tadpole Solidarity||Go along with [[Marcus]]' plan.
|-
|50||Always Trust a Dishonest Person||Expose Marcus to the Harpers.
|-
! rowspan="3" |[[Moonrise Towers]]
|50||Clear Conscience||Successfully lie to [[Z'rell]] about the fate of the goblins.
|-
|50||Pied Piper||Successfully influence the gnolls, either to break free or continue being subservient.
|-
|60||Know thy Clientele||Instigate Z'rell into showing off her gifts from the Absolute.
|-
![[Moonrise Towers Prison]]
|50||Not to Worry, I Have a Permit||Evade repercussions when speaking to the Moonrise prisoners.
|-
![[Campsite#Act Two|Act Two Campsite]]
|60||Little White Lies||Lie to [[Arabella]] about the [[Find Arabella's Parents|fate of her parents]].
|-
![[The Waning Moon]]
|60||Tricks of the Trade||Successfully pretend to drink from the steins of ale.
*During dialog with [[Thisobald Thorm]], pass both [[Sleight of Hand]] checks to feign drinking.
|-
![[Reithwin Tollhouse]]
|60||Takes One to Know One||Expose the true form of the [[Gerringothe Thorm|toll collector]] by removing all her gold armour.
*This requires killing all her Visages in combat.
|-
![[Gauntlet of Shar]]
|75||The Devil's in the Details||Expose a half-truth in the [[Break Yurgir's Contract|orthon's contract]] with Raphael.
|-
![[Moonrise Towers]] or [[Last Light Inn]]
|75||Morally Grey||Betray the trust of Moonrise or Lastlight.
|-
! rowspan="2" |[[Rivington]]
|135||Stuffed Bears in the Closet||Blackmail the [[Arfur Gregorio|merchant]].
|-
|135||Never Trust an Honest Person||Lie to make your way into the [[Requisitioned Barn|big barn]].
|-
! rowspan="2" |[[Circus of the Last Days]]
|135||Cheating the Cheater||Find the source of the genie's trick and take it.
* Pickpocket the [[Djinni Ring]] from [[Akabi]] and then win the jackpot.
|-
|135||Seams of Lavender and Thyme||Deceive your way into the circus.
|-
! rowspan="2" |[[Wyrm's Crossing]]
|170||Rock-Solid Alibi||Manage to convince the Flaming Fist to let you into Wyrm's Rock.
|-
|170||Not so Infallible After All||Evade being arrested by a Steel Watcher.
|-
![[Wyrm's Rock Fortress]]
|135||Nothing's Not for Sale||Convince the [[Arkleia Oloril|Flaming Fist quartermaster]] to trade with you.
|-
! rowspan="2" |[[Lower City]]
|170||Friends in Low Places||Gain access to the [[Guildhall|Undercellar]] through [[Tusgront]].
|-
|170||Saving a Fellow Tale-Spinner||Save [[Volo]] from an untimely death.
*Rescue Volo from the angry mob in front of the [[Steel Watch Foundry]].
|-
![[Felogyr's Fireworks]]
|170||Silver-Tongue's Better Than Any Key||Gain access to Avery's workshop.
*The workshop is on the upper floors of Felogyr's Fireworks. You can either sneak in or gain access with the password obtained during [[Investigate the Suspicious Toys]].
|-
![[Baldur's Mouth]]
|170||The News of My Deeds Was Greatly Exaggerated||Rig the Baldur's Mouth printing press.
*Complete the quest [[Stop the Presses]].
|-
![[Graveyard (Lower City)]]
|170||Grave Prospector||Retrieve the grave's gold from [[Bugthimble]].
|-
![[Elfsong Tavern]]
|170||Perks of the Trade||Obtain a rebate for your room at the Elfsong Tavern.
|-
! rowspan="2" |[[Guildhall]]
|220||Woman of Her Word||Side with the [[Nine-Fingers]] against the [[Zhentarim]].
*At the conclusion of [[Aid the Underduke]], support Nine-Fingers.
|-
|220||Winged Serpent of Gold||Side with the Zhentarim against Nine-Fingers.
*At the conclusion of Aid the Underduke, support the Zhentarim. [[Roah]] or [[Friol]] must not have been killed in the previous stage.
|-
![[Wyrm's Rock Fortress]]
|220||Always Trust a Dishonest Person||Betray a recently forged alliance.
*Break your [[Consider_Gortash's_Bargain|deal with Gortash]] after acquiring [[Orin's Netherstone]].{{verify}}
|}


[[Lower City]]
* '''Always Trust a Dishonest Person:''' Betray a recently forged alliance.
* '''Friends in Low Places:''' Gain access to the [[Guildhall|Undercellar]] through Tusgront.
* '''Grave Prospector:''' Retrieve the grave's gold from [[Bugthimble]]. 
* '''Perks of the Trade:''' Obtain a rebate for your room at Elfsong Tavern.
* '''Saving a Fellow Tale-Spinner:''' Save [[Volo]] from an untimely death.
* '''Silver-Tongue's Better Than Any Key:''' Gain access to [[Felogyr's Fireworks|Avery's]] workshop.
* '''The News of My Deeds Was Greatly Exaggerated:''' [[Stop the Presses|Rig]] the Baldur's Mouth printing press.
* '''Woman of Her Word:''' Side with the [[Nine-Fingers]] against the Zhentarim.


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